Join us for a groundbreaking exhibition supported by the British Council that explores cultural interpretation through the lenses of two innovative artists.
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Based in Brighton, UK, Hugo Winder-Lind (b. 1992) finds inspiration in the wild spaces between rural England and modern civilization, steering away from a human-centric viewpoint in his practice. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and literature, he aims to honor the inherent spirit of materials. His interdisciplinary approach weaves landscape, folklore, and tradition with contemporary disciplines like science, philosophy, and archaeology.
Warm Metal is a London-based fashion brand and creative playground for Macedonian-born, London-based fashion designer and artist Teodora Mitrovska (b. 1996). While the ready-to-wear line of Warm Metal operates on a purely commercial level, its conceptual side allows the designer to explore personal and socio-political themes in a multi-disciplinary space, free of seasons, trends, and industry standards.
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- Hugo Winder-Lind
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- Teodora Mitrovska, Warm Metal
The exhibition showcases the heritages of both artists—British and Macedonian—presented visually through each other’s cultural lenses. In an inventive exchange, the artists provided one another with source materials from their own cultures, serving as inspiration for each other’s work. Through this process, each artist engaged with and interpreted the other’s culture with little pre-existing knowledge. This deliberate approach emphasizes the concept of cultural “ignorance” by creating works based on interpretations that may be uninformed or misconstrued, ultimately acting as an irony-based metaphor for the prejudices and cultural misunderstandings that commonly exist between different cultures.
The visuals of culture act as cornerstones for each person. Memories fade and warp, fencing in our comprehension of identity. Each person has their own unique visual language, forged through memory, interaction, and culture. “To the uninitiated, an individual’s culture can seem imposing and easily misinterpreted, appearing inherently foreign. This leads to prejudice, cultural isolation, and misjudgment, which can be dangerous. We can break these barriers through cultural dissection.”
Join us to shed light on cultural “ignorance” and celebrate the playful interaction of imagination across cultures!
